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<div><h1 class="article-title">What is Overview?</h1></div>
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    <p>The Overview tool is the landing page for a course or project site. It is the first thing site members see when they click into a site.</p>
<p><em>Note: Site owners have the option to customize which tool is displayed as the course landing page, so in some cases users may see a different tool upon first entering a site. </em></p>
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<li>Instructors can personalize the Overview <em>Site Information Display </em>with images, contact information, and course details. </li>
<li>When enabled in the site, some tools (i.e., Announcements, Calendar, Forums, and Messages) will have a synoptic widget added to the Overview page to display recent events in those tools. </li>
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